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Friday, February 6, 2015

Untranslatable Words

I found this on Facebook a while ago (thanks to the Memrise page). It sent me to a really
interesting website called Maptia, which is full of true stories from
around the world. They are not very long
stories and many of them are very ‘uplifting’ (meaning they make you feel
good).

Words like these are why English has so many words. When we find a new word that we can’t
translate, we often just steal the word! These words aren't used in English... yet - but I might start using them in my conversations. ;-)

If you are interested in the origin of words in English,
then you might enjoy this little video.
It might be a little difficult to understand all the words that are
said, but you will get a good idea of the story from the visual information.

Are there any other words you know in your language that don’t translate into English? If so, please leave a comment below giving the word and some description of what it means - go on, it will be good practice for your English! :-)